Edgar,

You're right about the world of forms, but it's not reality.  It's human mental 
models of what reality might be.  It's the human insistence on trying to define 
reality by using rational mental models that makes it so complex.

...Bill!

--- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote:
>
> Joe,
> 
> Yes, that's right. Buddha Nature itself is simple because it is formless, but 
> the world of forms that arises within it is endlessly complicated...
> 
> Edgar
> 
> 
> On Apr 29, 2013, at 10:40 PM, Joe wrote:
> 
> > Edgar, Bob,
> > 
> > It may be empty, but that doesn't keep the Ch'an masters of old from also 
> > calling it "Marvelous", and even "miraculous", if the translation is apt.
> > 
> > Buddha Nature is completely uncomplicated, but the family relations among 
> > the 10000 Things are quite a network, and are all taking us back to our 
> > original home, if we have the eye.
> > 
> > --Joe
> > 
> > > Edgar Owen <edgarowen@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Bob,
> > > 
> > > Reality IS complicated...
> > > 
> > > Edgar
> > 
> >
>



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